HostWSTETH vs ARB — price, size and safety, side by side
WSTETH (Ethereum) vs ARB (Arbitrum) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-17 / 2026-10-17.
WSTETH vs ARB — normalized performance, 2026-09-08 to 2026-10-17T03:15:24
| WSTETH | ARB | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.02K | $0.1909 |
| Market cap | $11.49B | $1.22B |
| 24h volume | $11.82M DEX | $7.14M DEX |
| Liquidity | $48.32M | $2.84M |
| FDV | $11.44B | $1.80B |
| Holders | 39,244 | 2,391,070 |
| Age (days) | 386 | 1,284 |
| Safety grade | B | B |
Where they differ
- WSTETH measures ~9.4× the market cap of ARB
- WSTETH measures ~17× the liquidity of ARB
- WSTETH measures ~1.7× the 24h volume of ARB
- ARB measures ~61× the holder count of WSTETH
- over the shared window WSTETH moved −1.78% while ARB moved +32.9%
What the data says
WSTETH
wstETH is stETH made legible to DeFi — the same claim on Lido-staked Ether, wrapped so the balance stops moving: where stETH re-bases your token count upward each day, wstETH holds a fixed count and lets the exchange rate against stETH do the appreciating. That is the shape lending markets, bridges and LPs need, which is why the contract at 0x7f39c581f595b53c5cb19bd0b3f8da6c935e2ca0 became the canonical collateral form — our October 9, 2026 snapshot reads $48.3 million of tracked pool liquidity on it.
The verdict therefore inherits stETH's, plus one wrapper-layer note. You hold a claim on staked ETH via Lido — subject to its validator set, Ethereum's exit queue, and stETH's own depeg memory (June 2022, when it traded visibly under par) — and the price shown for wstETH is stETH's price times a steadily growing conversion rate, so it will always quote above ETH while tracking correctly. Nothing about that is a defect; it is the mechanic to understand before reading the quote as a premium.
ARB
ARB is Arbitrum's own token — the governance asset of the largest Ethereum L2, the chain most of this index's Arbitrum-side liquidity actually lives on. The deployment 0x912ce59144191c1204e64559fe8253a0e49e6548 is the canonical mint; our October 9, 2026 snapshot reads $2.8 million of tracked pool liquidity.
The honest asymmetry: ARB's market value rides on the chain it governs being worth governing — the token's thesis is Arbitrum's sequencer revenue, its DAO treasury, and the chain's continued dominance in L2 DeFi, none of which a liquidity snapshot can confirm or deny. What the snapshot does show is that ARB's on-chain depth is concentrated and modest relative to the chain's own TVL — most ARB trades happen off-chain or on the chain's own DEX infrastructure in pairs this index doesn't fully see.
FAQ
Which is bigger, WSTETH or ARB?
By tracked market cap: WSTETH (Ethereum) measures $11.49B and ARB (Arbitrum) measures $1.22B — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, WSTETH or ARB?
On the contract checks we publish: WSTETH (Ethereum) grades B and ARB (Arbitrum) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have WSTETH and ARB performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-08 and 2026-10-17T03:15:24, the measured snapshots show WSTETH at −1.78% and ARB at +32.9%.
The grade column is the one CMC's compare page cannot print — our grade is computed from the contract itself (mint/freeze authority, liquidity, holder concentration). Changes are measured over the shared window stated on the chart, 2026-09-08→2026-10-17T03:15:24; a token with fewer measured points measures a shorter span inside it.
Figures are dated on-chain snapshots, not a live feed. Safety grades are structural checks — not investment advice. Free · no signup · a HostDeFi product.